The garden of Canada : Burlington, Oakville and district . n, reflecting a sky as blue as Italys. Oneither side, from the placid shore to the foothills of the protecting,mountains, stretched fertile lands on which hundreds of thousandsof fruit trees flourish. In this earthly paradise live a happy, richand prosperous people. As we wander through the orchards in thespring-time and inhale the delightful perfume of the breezes laden withdrifts of apple blossoms, we can hardly realize that a hundred yearsago this fertile land was a trackless forest, the abode of the Indian andthe savage beast. But
The garden of Canada : Burlington, Oakville and district . n, reflecting a sky as blue as Italys. Oneither side, from the placid shore to the foothills of the protecting,mountains, stretched fertile lands on which hundreds of thousandsof fruit trees flourish. In this earthly paradise live a happy, richand prosperous people. As we wander through the orchards in thespring-time and inhale the delightful perfume of the breezes laden withdrifts of apple blossoms, we can hardly realize that a hundred yearsago this fertile land was a trackless forest, the abode of the Indian andthe savage beast. But the hand of Time has worked this transforma-tion, using as its instruments the energy and perseverance of theSaxon. Those men who have made the wilderness blossom as the roseare true heroes. Theirs was not one dash of bravery and then , the battle they fought was waged from day to day and from yearto year, in heat and cold, without flinching and without turning are true noblemen and heroes that all men delight to honor. Martha BURLINGTON DISTRICT. Burlington ne Wellington Square, situated at the north end ofBurlington Beach, at the head of Lake Ontario, in the County ofHalton, about eight miles east of the city of Hamilton and just-across the bay, has a permanent population of 1,500, which duringthe summer months runs into thousands. It is widely recognized asa rare and beautiful spot, and is regularly visited by tourists from•distant points, and many from neighboring towns, attracted by thesituation which guarantees moderate temperatures during the heatedterm, for the hot south winds are tempered in crossing the water. For miles about the country is level or gently undulating, rich,-and beautiful, and has in the background first the foothills and thenthe mountain, which shelters this section from the violence of stormsthat devastate others more exposed. Lying, as it does, in the basinof Lake Ontario and being almost surrounded by the mountain, th
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